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BORROWINGS - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
BORROWINGS - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Overnight maturities	28.70%		57.20%
Short-term advances, percentage bearing fixed interest rate	71.30%		42.80%
Repayments of subordinated debt	$ 9,500,000
Repayments of other long-term debt	15,500,000
Redeemed amount	227,000,000	$ 56,000,000
FHLB [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit available with FHLB	8,000,000,000.0
Credit with FHLB utilized	$ 2,600,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| FHLB [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rates	1.62%		1.39%
Maximum [Member] \| FHLB [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rates	2.71%		4.19%
Subordinated Notes Due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings, face amount	$ 120,000,000.0
Proceeds from debt, net of issuance costs	118,200,000
Trust Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemed amount	$ 44,000,000.0